Calendar memorandum pads and holder therefor



April 2, 1 H. J. FRIEDMAN 2,787,071

CALENDAR MEMORANDUM PADS AND HOLDER THEREFOR V Filed June 18, 1956 E1711 MI W H" INVENTOR Min/9y (l. fk/fom/v CALENDAR MEMORANDUM PADS ANDHOLDER THEREFOR Harry J. Friedman, Great Neck, N. Y. Application June18, 1956, Serial No. 592,121

Claims. (Cl. 40-119) This invention pertains to calendar memorandumpads. More particularly, the invention relates to the type of calendarmemorandum pad comprising a large number of bound calendar pages inwhich the past-dated pages can be retained in an out-of-the-wayposition, ready for future reference.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improvedcalendar memorandum pad which is simple in construction, inexpensive tofabricate, and rugged and longlasting in use.

It is another object of the invention to provide a calendar memorandumpad of the character described in which, although the pages are rigidlybound to a support, as by staple, rivets, or glue, an inexpensive simplyoperable construction is provided to hold the past-dated pages in anaccessible concealed location behind the support.

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and in part willbe pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of application will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of the variouspossible embodiments of the invention,

Fig. l is a front view of a calendar memorandum pad constructed inaccordance with the instant invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the pad shown in Fig. 1;.

Fig. 3 is a rear perspective view of said pad showing the same in use;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substantiallyalong the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional-view taken substantiallyalong the line 5--5 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially along theline 66 of Fig. 5.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the reference numeral 1ddenotes a calendar memorandum pad fabricated in accordance with theinstant invention. Said pad includes a fiat backboard 12 made from anysuitable inexpensive thin board-like material; for example, a stiffcardboard or pasteboard. Said backboard has an oblong shape, beingvertically elongated and including rounded corners to provide a pleasingappearance.

Of course, any suitable shape may be employed depending on the uses towhich the pad is to be put, i. e., desk or wall use, and type ofmemoranda for which it is designed.

. Near the top of the backboard an elongated horizontal slot 14 isformed, said slot being wide enough to accommodate all of the pages of aconventional calendar pad 16. Suitable means, e. g., staples 18, areemployed to securely bind the pages of the pad and rigidly attach thepad to the backboard with the top edge of the pad parallel to anddisposed just below the slot. The pad hangs from its linear zone ofattachment and overlies the front of the backboard. The pages of the pad16 2,787,071 Patented Apr. 2, 1957 are standard; for example, each pageapplies to one week and has the usual full monthly calendar 20 printedat the top and the rest of the page is approximately divided intoprinted sections for memoranda devoted to individual days of that week.

The backboard is provided with a metal grommet 22 at the top thereof topermit hanging of the calendar memorandum pad on a wall or the like.Also, an easel E is provided on the backboard so that the calendarmemorandum pad may be stood on top of a desk, dresser, or the like. Saideasel includes a rectangular panel 24 in one piece with the backboardbut having its top and side edges separated from the backboard by slits25. The bottom edge of the panel is defined by a weakened line 26, suchas a cut extending only part way through to the backboard from the frontsurface thereof whereby to form a horizontal hinge joining the panel tothe backboard. When the panel is swung back, it leaves an opening. Theeasel also includes a brace 30 in one piece with the backboard belowpanel 24 and, like the panel, defined by through slits 32 and a hingingcut 34. The panel 24 is formed with a T-shaped opening 36 in which aT-shaped locking tongue 38 carried by the brace is receivable.

Said opening 36 includes a wide section 40 large enough to accommodatethe head of the tongue and large enough at its base to receive the shankof the tongue. The mouth of the narrow section is slightly smaller thanthe shank for a reason which will become apparent hereinafter. The braceand panel are located to cooperate with each other to form a stand withthe panel extending downwardly and acting as a support for the backboardand with the brace holding the panel in position. To erect the easel,the tongue is inserted through the Wide section 40 of the opening 36 andthe shank is forced past the mouth of the narrow section 42 of saidopening so that the brace is captively held in the opening 36 with theshank located in the narrow portion thereof and the head of the tongueon the opposite side of the panel from the shank.

The easel does not take up any space during shipment of a calendarmemorandum pad or when the easel is not being used because the panel andbrace are located in the plane of the backboard. The easel need not beused at all if the calendar memorandum pad is hung by the grommet, andit can be disassembled, if desired, by simply forcing the shank past themouth of the narrow section 42 and removing the head of the tongue fromthe wide section 40 of the opening 36.

Pursuant to the instant invention, means is provided on the backboard toretain the used pages of the pad 1-6 out of the way after use, but readyfor future reference. said means serves also to reinforce an inherentlyweak portion of the backboard but does not add appreciably to the bulkthereof. The retaining means comprises a strip 44 of stiff board-likematerial such as cardboard or pasteboard and includes an upper section46 to which a lower section 43 is hinged along the line 50 thatconstitutes a cut extending partially through the strip 44 from adjacentthe rear surface of the backboard. The line Sil is parallel to thelongitudinal axis of the slot 14;

The upper section 46 includes a transverseslot 52 of slightly lar erdimensions than the slot 14 and is arranged on the backboard tocompletely clear said slot 14. The section 48 also includes a transverseslot 54 of substantially the same size as slot 14; however, the loweredge 56 of slot 52 is convex in the central region thereof so as tobelly into the slot. The distance between the lower edge of the slot 54and the upper edge 58 thereof at the narrowest (central) point is aboutequal to the thickness of the pad 16 so that the slot can receive all ofthe pad pages. The upper edge of slot 54 is coincident with hinge line50.

The upper section of the strip is suitably secured to the rear of thebackboard, 'as by glue, with slots 14 and 52 substantially registered.The latter slot is larger for the sake of appearance, i. e., sot-hat'the reinforcing means will not be visible from the front of thebackboard. Said upper section reinforces the backboard but barely addsto the bulk thereof since it is disposed flat against the same. Thelower section of the reinforcing means is flat against the rear surfaceof the backboard when the calendar memorandum pad is not in use so thatit too does not noticeably increase the bulk of the device.

The calendar memorandum pad operates as follows:

As each page from the pad becomes outdated and it becomes desirable tolocate it in an out-of-the-way but accessible position, it is insertedthrough registered slots 14 and 52 and then passed through slot 54.

Because of the rigid binding 13 of the pad to the back board and theproximity of the slot 14 to said binding, the out-of-date pages slippedthrough the slot are bowed, i. e., curled, and tend to pull back. Forthe same reason the portions of the pages at the back of the slot tendto raise if pulled down close to the rear surface of the backboard. Theslotted, hinged section 48 takes advantage of these characteristics ofthe past-dated pages to hold them behind the backboard. The upwardmovement of the pages toward horizontal position lifts the hingedsection 48 and the bowing of said pages tends to pull the pages backthrough the slot 52. However, the rightangled corner a of the bottomedge 56 of said slot engages the outermost page and rides on the samelike a friction brake preventing retrograde movement. Indeed, the harderthe pages pull and raise, the greater the frictional restraining forcethat is developed. This force is enhanced by the convex curvature of theedge 56 which curves the group of outdated paper and thus increases thepressure between said sheets and edge.

It thus will be seen that there is provided a device which achieves theseveral objects of the invention and is well adapted to meet theconditions of practical use.

'As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein described, or shown in theaccompanying drawings, is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having now described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A calendar memorandum pad comprising in combination, a backboardconstituting a stitf sheet having a transversely extending slot providedtherein, a pad constituting a set of registered pages on the front faceof said sheet, the upper edges of said pages being adjacent the loweredge of said slot, means rigidly binding said pages adjacent their upperedges to said backboard and a stiff strip including two sections, meanssecuring one section to the backboard on the rear surface thereof, theaforesaid section having a transverse slot substantially registered withthe slot in the backboard, the other section being hinged with respectto said one section, said hinged section having a transverse slot, allof said slots being large enough to accommodate all of the pages of thepad.

2. A calendar memorandum pad comprising in combination, a backboardhaving a transversely extending slot, a pad constituting a set ofregistered pages on the front face of said backboard, the upper edges ofsaid pages being adjacent the lower edge of said slot, means rigidlybinding said pad adjacent its upper edge to said backboard, and a stiffstrip including two sections, means securing one section to thebackboard on the rear surface thereof and including a transverse slotsubstantially reg istered with the slot in the backboard, the othersection being hinged to rotate about an axis parallel to said slots withrespect to the first-mentioned section and being disposed below thesame, said second-mentioned section having a transverse slot, all ofsaid slots being large enough to accommodate all the pages of the pad.

3. A calendar memorandum pad comprising in combination a backboardconstituting a stiff sheet having a transversely extending slot providedtherein, a pad constituting a set of registered pages on the front faceof said sheet, the upper edges of said pages being adjacent the loweredge of said slot, means rigidly binding said pages adjacent their upperedges to said backboard and pastdated-page retaining means at the rearof the backboard, said last-named means including a member providing ahorizontal edge of substantially the same length as said slot and inregistery therewith and beneath the same, and means mounting said memberto swing about a horizontal axis adjacent the plane of the backboard,said edge being bellied toward said horizontal axis.

4. A calendar memorandum pad comprising in combination, a backboardconstituting a stiff sheet having a transversely extending slot providedtherein, a pad constituting a set of registered pages on the front faceof said sheet, the upper edges of said pages being adjacent the loweredge of said slot, means rigidly binding said pages adjacent their upperedges to said backboard and a stiff strip horizontally hinged to thebackboard beneath said slot, said strip including a transverse slot ofsubstantially the same size as the slot in the backboard, the edge ofsaid slot in said strip remote from the hinge being bellied toward thehinge.

5. A calendar memorandum pad comprising in combination, a stiff paperbackboard having a transversely extending slot provided therein, a padconstituting a set of registered pages on the front face of saidbackboard, the upper edges of said pages being adjacent to the loweredge of said slot, means rigidly binding said pages adjacent their upperedges to said backboard, and a stiff paper strip, said strip beingjuxtaposed against the rear surface of the backboard beneath said slot,said strip having in its forward face adjacent the backboard ahorizontal slit extending part-way into the thickness of the stripwhereby to form a horizontal hinge line, said strip further having aslot therein, the upper edge of which is coincident with the slit, saidslot in the strip being in registry with the slot in the backboard andof substantially the same length.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,197,610 Darling Sept. 12, 1916 1,990,770 Bell Feb. 12, 1935 2,317,788Martin Apr. 27, 1943 2,602,251 Friedman July 8, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS152,270 Switzerland Apr. 1, 1932

